Trace Adkins photo courtesy of Capitol Nashville.

Ever since Trace Adkins went all the way to the finals on “The Celebrity Apprentice,” he’s received increasing attention from Hollywood. He appeared in the satiric movie An American Carol, made a guest appearance on a soap opera and recently showed up on the A&E series “Gene Simmons’ Family Jewels.”

Now he’s been cast in another movie. Trace will be featured in Lifted, an independent picture starring 12-year-old Uriah Shelton, who portrays a hopeful singer struggling with uncertainty in his family when his father is deployed to Afghanistan with the Marines. Slated to shoot in Alabama, according to The Hollywood Reporter, the movie’s cast will also feature former “American Idol” Ruben Studdard. Continue Reading

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